SAT JUL 2 2/LT/34 Croissant and Hot Cocoa: Johnny's Doughnuts 
Leader: Siu Mak     (510) 229-0090    text
Meet at 8:45 am for a 9:00 am start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration

This month we are trying out Johnny's Doughnuts at Larkspur Landing. There is also a popular Farmers Market (with fantastic pastries from Rustic Bakery) in the same mall which you can explore. We will ride our bikes over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, and enjoy a warm donut or pastry.

We welcome new riders! A large portion of the route is on dedicated bike path, but please be cautious going over train tracks in Richmond. We will have a bathroom and water stop at Richmond Marina Park about 6 miles in.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38019355

SAT JUL 2 3/TM/73 Sunol-Palmores Loop 
Leader: Elizabeth Crocker     (510) 484-1060
Meet at 9:30 am for a 9:35 am start
Start Location: Oakland Firehouse at Colton and Snake
Pre-registration

Now that the inland temperatures have cooled, Norm and I are riding the Sunol/Palomares loop from our house on Saturday and hope you will join us. We are meeting at the Firehouse, on the corner of Colton and Skyline, at 9:30 for a 9:35 roll, and at Redwood and Skyline at 9:55 for a 10:00 roll.

Planned stops for snacks and beverages include the golf course, one of the two stores in Sunol, and Danville Peets. We will also have quick regroups as needed.

The GPS Link is Palomares Loop, and the total mileage is approximately 73 miles from the Firehouse at Skyline and Colton.

Pre-registration is appreciated.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth and Norm

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35138020

SUN JUL 3 3/TM/48 Pig farm and two bridges - church of bike 
Leader: Steve Tracy     (510) 881-6042    text
Meet at 9:50 am for a 10:00 am start
Start Location: Pinole Valley Park
Pre-registration

Counterclockwise loop with ample bay views. Services begin at 10a.m. up Franklin Canyon, down McEwen, through Martinez to lunch in Benicia mile 29. Ride through Vallejo streets together after lunch. Bay trail from Rodeo to Pinole. Options a) bypass bay trail and b) shorten by 11 (of the best) miles by going straight into Martinez at mile 11. 2900 elevation. map / cue sheet:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40020536

SUN JUL 3 4!/T/50 Wildcat/Carquinez/Briones Mixed Terrain 
Leader: David Gould     (206) 471-3272    text
Meet at 9:50 am for a 10:00 am start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration

Mixed terrain ride through Carquinez and Briones from North Berkeley BART. Loosely based on the GPC Mixed Terrain Century route.

RideWithGPS Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40029794

MON JUL 4 4/T/24 Car-free 4th of July 
Leader: David Gould     (206) 471-3272    text
Meet at 3:50 pm for a 4:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration

Enjoy car-free streets while motor vehicles are restricted from Grizzly Peak Boulevard, Centennial Drive, and Panoramic Way for the 4th of July!

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40051406

TUE JUL 5 5!/T/18 BARTable Mixed Terrain (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili     (661) 343-5737    text
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith     (510) 684-2840
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration

[RideWithGPS route] Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. While this is T-pace ride, there are some steep and rocky climbs. Bright lights just in case. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. If you are on the fence, here are some pictures for inspiration: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.

Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm. Because they can't pre-register online, non-members are encouraged to contact the leaders in advance.

TUE JUL 5 5/M/24,32 The Tuesday Evening Ride (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mark Abrahams     (510) 524-1294
Leader: Nick Umemoto  
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.

This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark and Nick if any questions.

TUE JUL 5 5/B/32 GPC Tuesday 'Brisk' (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Christopher Lee     (510) 773-0551
Leader: Ted Ognibene  
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza

GPC Tuesday 'Brisk' group. Focused high intensity ride with attention to safety and pack riding skills. Route starts top of Spruce / Grizzly Peak heading South along ridge to top of Tunnel Rd (6:00ish arrival), then heads out for classic counter clock-wise Pinehurst Loop (out Skyline / Redwood / Pinehurst returning to Skyline.) Note, official ride ends for leaders at Grizzly Peak Blvd / Claremont Ave, but traditionally has returned to start of ride at fountain. Ride re-groups for short wait at several stops on the route. Please no E-Bikes. Rain or AQI cancels. Email Chris for questions.

WED JUL 6 3/T/30 Wed Ride - Deb's Diversions: Carquinez Scenic Drive--Lunch in Martinez 
Leader: Pat Greene     (415) 481-5469    text
Leader: Chris Witt  
Meet at 10:00 am
GPC Route: Carquinez Loop Clockwise via Bay Trail
Start Location: Pinole Valley Park
Pre-registration

Meet at 10 for 10:15 departure. We'll follow the route that uses the Bay Trail through Hercules to avoid some of the busy, hilly riding on San Pablo Ave. Lunch in downtown Martinez in the plaza next to Starbucks. Bring your lunch or buy it there. Return via Alhambra Valley, over Pig Farm hill, and Pinole Valley. Print your own cue sheet if you want one. It will be cool at the start and along the bay, but the forecast is for mid-70's at Martinez. We can hope for some sun.

PLEASE Pre-register. It makes check-in much easier. If you are bringing a buddy who is not a member, you can pre-register them, and that is especially helpful

THU JUL 7 3!/TM,M/61 Duros West- Marshall Wall 
Leader: Mark Nienberg     (510) 812-9312    text
Meet at 9:30 am
GPC Route: Miller Creek to Marshall
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration

From our Marinwood start, we will ride to Nicasio, then past the the Cheese Factory, Hicks Valley, and over the Marshall Wall to Hwy 1. Lunch in Pt. Reyes Station before completing the loop.

Shorten the ride to about 42 miles by starting in Nicasio. We should pass through there about 10:20 or so.

Please pre-register if you can. There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Faster riders should feel free to push on after lunch. Just tell the leader first.

THU JUL 7 5/0/17 Thirsty Thursday Mixty (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mike Wood     (708) 539-9663    text
Leader: Drew U     (510) 290-0615    text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration

Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.

Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails

CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB

THU JUL 7 4!/TM/23-26 Thursday Evening Ride (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Anne Schonfield     (510) 851-4749    text
Leader: Joel Ager     (510) 418-6462
Leader: David Brown     (510) 508-4215    text
Leader: David Gould     (206) 471-3272    text
Meet at 5:50 pm for a 6:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration

Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening ride. A fun, friendly ride with regroups for strong TM riders. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Please bring lights for the return trip.

Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471

THU JUL 7 4!/T/22 Thursday Chill "T" Ride 
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili     (661) 343-5737    text
Leader: Bill Hofmann     (510) 387-0952    text
Meet at 5:50 pm for a 6:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration

Come out and enjoy the long summer days! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended.

The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.

RWGPS route here.

FRI JUL 8 1/T/35 Bay Trail / E-ville / Point Richmond 
Leader: Arleen Sakamoto  
Leader: Kenneth Karda   (510) 530-8389
Meet at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am start
Start Location: Berkeley - Aquatic Park Playground
Pre-registration

We will ride to the Emeryville marina, then North on the Bay Trail for a clockwise loop to the Red Oak Victory Ship, Miller-Knox Park, Ferry Point Tunnel, & lunch @ Little Louie's. There will be an option to bypass the tunnel.

SAT JUL 9 5/M/46 Dirty Adventure Series - Los Gatos 
Leader: Mike Wood     (708) 539-9663    text
Leader: David Shim     (408) 816-6235    text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
Pre-registration

"The Dirty Adventure Series will visit the Santa Cruz Mountains to ride some of the best dirt from the 2022 Bay Area Epic. We'll start in Los Gatos and climb to the John Nichols Trail, traverse the Bay Area Ridge Trail, visit the Montebello Open Space, then descend on the fun Canyon Trail back toward Los Gatos. The route has a mix of fire roads and flowy, non-technical singletrack. There are several water stops, but no food along the route, so plan accordingly. Optional lunch and bevs at Loma Brewing after!"

meeting location is balzer field in Los Gatos

SAT JUL 9 4/LT/23 Alex's Second Saturday Ride - LT pace 
Leader: Glen Olson     (415) 816-1494    text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - LT - Classic Larghetto
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration

Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This listing and pre-registration is for the LT-pace group.

SAT JUL 9 4/T/50 Alex's Second Saturday Ride - T pace 
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili     (661) 343-5737    text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - T - Classic Adagio
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration

Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This listing and pre-registration is for the T-pace group.

SAT JUL 9 4/TM/34 Alex's Second Saturday Ride - TM (short) 
Leader: Jan Cisar     (415) 812-6803
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - TM (short) - Classic Andante
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration

Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This listing and pre-registration is for the TM-pace group doing the shorter route.

SAT JUL 9 4/TM/65 Alex's Second Saturday Ride - TM (long) 
Leader: Thomas Dunscombe     (510) 385-5859    text
Leader: John Hershberger     (510) 495-5504    text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
GPC Route: ASSR - TM (long) - Classic Allegretto through Dublin
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration

Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This listing and pre-registration is for the TM-pace group doing the longer route.

SAT JUL 9 3/M/87 Alex's Second Saturday Ride - Presto (Sunol) 
Leader: Ken Morrison     (510) 334-9551    text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration

Meet at 9:00 for socializing and introductions. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. See more information about this ride on our website. This listing and pre-registration is for the Presto pace group, which does the route to Sunol this month. Here is the route on RideWithGPS.

SUN JUL 10 5!/T/39 Redwood & Chabot & Lake Chabot Regional Mixed Terrain 
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith     (415) 212-8451    text
Leader: Yian Shang     (408) 502-1092
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:10 am start
Start Location: Oakland - Lake Temescal
Pre-registration

[RWGPS route] This route is similar to the June 25 route, except it includes an extra 7.5 miles to swing by Lake Chabot. It involves many classic segments: Butters, Skyline, Goldenrod, Towhee, East Ridge, and Shepherd Canyon. Join us! Snacks available at the golf course at Mile 21, and water and restrooms at various points along the route. Bring two large water bottles. Minimum 32mm wide gravel tires and 1:1 gearing are strongly recommended.

TUE JUL 12 5!/T/18 BARTable Mixed Terrain (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili     (661) 343-5737    text
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith     (510) 684-2840
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration

[RideWithGPS route] Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. While this is T-pace ride, there are some steep and rocky climbs. Bright lights just in case. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. If you are on the fence, here are some pictures for inspiration: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.

Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm. Because they can't pre-register online, non-members are encouraged to contact the leaders in advance.

TUE JUL 12 5/M/24,32 The Tuesday Evening Ride (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mark Abrahams     (510) 524-1294
Leader: Nick Umemoto  
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.

This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark and Nick if any questions.

TUE JUL 12 5/B/32 GPC Tuesday 'Brisk' (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Christopher Lee     (510) 773-0551
Leader: Ted Ognibene  
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza

GPC Tuesday 'Brisk' group. Focused high intensity ride with attention to safety and pack riding skills. Route starts top of Spruce / Grizzly Peak heading South along ridge to top of Tunnel Rd (6:00ish arrival), then heads out for classic counter clock-wise Pinehurst Loop (out Skyline / Redwood / Pinehurst returning to Skyline.) Note, official ride ends for leaders at Grizzly Peak Blvd / Claremont Ave, but traditionally has returned to start of ride at fountain. Ride re-groups for short wait at several stops on the route. Please no E-Bikes. Rain or AQI cancels. Email Chris for questions.

WED JUL 13 2/T/42 Wed Ride - Deb's Diversions - Petaluma Tomales 
Leader: Jim Clara     (510) 387-1255    text
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
GPC Route: Petaluma to Tomales
Start Location: Petaluma - Walnut Park
Pre-registration

Ride start has street parking and an iffy restroom. This ride is primarily two lane country roads in fair to unfair condition. Lunch is in Tomales at a park off Hwy 1, just south of Dillon Beach Rd, where there is water and better restrooms. After lunch, the ride is all about Chileno Valley Rd, which has brought me to question why I ride and answer it too!

The RWGPS route is the No Spring Hill version

Bag lunch recommended. Please pre-register.

Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information or contact Mark Sapiro at (415) 388-8910.

WED JUL 13 Meeting Virtual Club Meeting (repeats monthly) 
Meet at 6:45 pm for a 7:00 pm start

Join the club's virtual monthly business meeting at 7:00 pm. Optional social time from 6:45 pm to 7:00 pm. Check your email for an announcement with the agenda and details of how to join the meeting.

THU JUL 14 3!/TM/61 Duros West- Marshall Wall 
Leader: John Hershberger     (510) 495-5504    text
Meet at 9:15 am for a 9:30 am start
GPC Route: Miller Creek to Marshall
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration

This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. This listing will be updated when the route and leader have been determined, usually by Monday evening. Status updates for weather cancellations will also be posted on the schedule.

There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Faster riders should feel free to push on after lunch. Just tell the leader first.

THU JUL 14 5/0/17 Thirsty Thursday Mixty (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mike Wood     (708) 539-9663    text
Leader: Drew U     (510) 290-0615    text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery

Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.

Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails

CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB

THU JUL 14 4!/T/22 Thursday Chill "T" Ride 
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili     (661) 343-5737    text
Leader: Rick Patterson     (510) 978-1786    text
Meet at 5:50 pm for a 6:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration

Come out and enjoy the long summer days! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended.

The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.

RWGPS route here.

THU JUL 14 4!/TM/23-26 Thursday Evening Ride 
Leader: Yian Shang     (408) 502-1092
Meet at 5:50 pm for a 6:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration

Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening ride. A fun, friendly ride with regroups for strong TM riders. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Please bring lights for the return trip.

Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471

SAT JUL 16 3/TM/61 or 81 A Marin Tour 
Leader: Mark Abrahams     (510) 524-1294
Meet at 8:20 am for a 8:30 am start
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.

A delightful tour of west Marin. For the 81 mile version, we ride from Marinwood via Nicasio and Chileno Valley to lunch at Tomales. Return down the coast and through the redwoods in Samuel P Taylor with a second food/drink stop at Lagunitas. You can shorten it to 73 miles by skipping the Samuel P Taylor leg, but why would you want to do that? :-) For the 61 mile version, meet us in Nicasio -- be there, ready to ride, by 9:15. For the Marinwood start, we roll promptly at 8:30.

Preregistration is much appreciated. Here is the route: ridewithgps.com/routes/40197184. No paper cue sheets provided; please load or print your own.

SAT JUL 16 5/-/19mi Individual Time Trial (repeats monthly) 
Leader: Rick Patterson     (510) 978-1786    text
Meet at 9:40 am for a 10:00 am start
GPC Route: Bears Loop
Start Location: Orinda - San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd
Mandatory pre-registration

Come test and develop your cycling skills. For new club members, this is a good ride to find your pace as measured by GPC (see link below). For experienced and advanced riders, send it!
The first rider is off at 10:01 and a rider a minute after that. 20% chance of rain cancels. The ITT is the only GPC ride where you have to be a member of the Club (insurance reasons), but you can join or renew right there at the start for $20/year. Pre-registration is mandatory.

https://www.grizz.org/rides/ratings.php

SUN JUL 17 5/T/35 Third Sunday Ride: Oakland & Berkeley Hills 
Leader: Xiao Hui Tai     (412) 557-2835
Leader: Cheney Hu     (832) 341-9157    text
Meet at 9:45 am
Start Location: Rockridge BART
Pre-registration

Join Xiao Hui and Cheney on this ride starting from Rockridge BART! A lot of climbing, but no surprises: Tunnel-->Skyline-->Pinehurst (downhill)-->Canyon-->Moraga Way/Camino Pablo-->Wildcat-->Grizzly-->Claremont (downhill). Coffee/lunch stop at Orinda Peet's (mile 17). Check out full deets here. Roll as close to 9:50 as possible, but will accommodate BART delays. Hope to see you there.

TUE JUL 19 5!/T/18 BARTable Mixed Terrain (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili     (661) 343-5737    text
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith     (510) 684-2840
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration

[RideWithGPS route] Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. While this is T-pace ride, there are some steep and rocky climbs. Bright lights just in case. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. If you are on the fence, here are some pictures for inspiration: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.

Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm. Because they can't pre-register online, non-members are encouraged to contact the leaders in advance.

TUE JUL 19 5/M/24,32 The Tuesday Evening Ride (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mark Abrahams     (510) 524-1294
Leader: Nick Umemoto  
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.

This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark and Nick if any questions.

TUE JUL 19 5/B/32 GPC Tuesday 'Brisk' (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Christopher Lee     (510) 773-0551
Leader: Ted Ognibene  
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza

GPC Tuesday 'Brisk' group. Focused high intensity ride with attention to safety and pack riding skills. Route starts top of Spruce / Grizzly Peak heading South along ridge to top of Tunnel Rd (6:00ish arrival), then heads out for classic counter clock-wise Pinehurst Loop (out Skyline / Redwood / Pinehurst returning to Skyline.) Note, official ride ends for leaders at Grizzly Peak Blvd / Claremont Ave, but traditionally has returned to start of ride at fountain. Ride re-groups for short wait at several stops on the route. Please no E-Bikes. Rain or AQI cancels. Email Chris for questions.

WED JUL 20 3/T/42 Wed Ride - Deb's Diversions 
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
GPC Route: Stafford Lake to Marshall
Start Location: Stafford Lake
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.

Meet at Stafford Lake at 10 for a 10:15 start. Pay for parking at kiosk near entrance. We will ride out to Marshall for lunch and then back through Pt. Reyes Station for snacks. The Marshall store is closed on Wednesdays, so bring lunch. Please pre-register and download route sheet.

THU JUL 21 3/0/74 Duros West - Drakes Beach 
Leader: Mark Nienberg     (510) 812-9312    text
Meet at 9:30 am
GPC Route: Drake's Beach from Marinwood
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration

We'll ride through Nicasio and Olema on our way to Drakes beach in Point Reyes National Seashore. Pick up lunch in Inverness Park on the way and take it with us to the beach. Return through Pt. Reyes Station.

Pre-registration is appreciated.

There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Faster riders should feel free to push on after lunch. Just tell the leader first. We will start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time, you may have to chase. You can probably catch us in Nicasio or Inverness Park.

THU JUL 21 5/0/17 Thirsty Thursday Mixty (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mike Wood     (708) 539-9663    text
Leader: Drew U     (510) 290-0615    text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration

Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.

Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails

CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB

THU JUL 21 4!/TM/23-26 Thursday Evening Ride (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Anne Schonfield     (510) 851-4749    text
Leader: Joel Ager     (510) 418-6462
Leader: David Brown     (510) 508-4215    text
Leader: David Gould     (206) 471-3272    text
Meet at 5:50 pm for a 6:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration

Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening ride. A fun, friendly ride with regroups for strong TM riders. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Please bring lights for the return trip.

Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471

THU JUL 21 4!/T/22 Thursday Chill "T" Ride 
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili     (661) 343-5737    text
Meet at 5:50 pm for a 6:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration

Come out and enjoy the long summer days! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended.

The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.

RWGPS route here.

SAT JUL 23 4/TM/66 Half Moon Bay Birthday Fun 
Leader: Jessica Jensen     (510) 508-6389    text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
GPC Route: Half Moon Bay - Gazos Creek - Tunitas Creek Variations
Start Location: Half Moon Bay - Fire Station
Pre-registration

Start off with the traditional and wonderfully scenic 20-mile roll down Hwy 1 for coastal views and a short visit to Pigeon Point Lighthouse, then a short sprint further south to Gazos Creek Road. Wax poetic on the gentle, lesser traveled spur up to South Fork Gazos Creek Road before rejoining Gazos Creek/Cloverdale Road to Pescadero to share a picnic lunch in the back yard of Norm's Market ("world famous" artichoke bread, sandwiches, pastries, coffees). Bucolic vistas meet nicely patched pavement along the pleasant but arduous climb up the old Stage Road with a (rolling) regroup in San Gregorio, continuing on Stage Road northward to Hwy 1. A quick and breezy descent along the highway to Tunitas Creek Road, regroup/refreshments at the Bike Hut and then up the flats and early climbs on Tunitas Creek Road until Lobitos Creek Road before cutting back toward the coast, sticking to back roads (Verde, Purisma Creek, and a final short, celebratory, leg-burning ascent up Higgins Canyon Road) with just enough rolling and flat miles on the home stretch back to Half Moon Bay to work out the lactic acid.

There are multiple ways to shorten this ride if you're looking for fewer miles/less climbing. We can discuss!

In case you've never been on one of my birthday rides before - I always bring cupcakes for the after party, and you will earn your treat for sure after this beautiful day of riding on the coast! I'll look forward to celebrating with you - please RSVP in advance if possible so I can get a cupcake headcount.

TUE JUL 26 5!/T/18 BARTable Mixed Terrain (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili     (661) 343-5737    text
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith     (510) 684-2840
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration

[RideWithGPS route] Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. While this is T-pace ride, there are some steep and rocky climbs. Bright lights just in case. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. If you are on the fence, here are some pictures for inspiration: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.

Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm. Because they can't pre-register online, non-members are encouraged to contact the leaders in advance.

TUE JUL 26 5/M/24,32 The Tuesday Evening Ride (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mark Abrahams     (510) 524-1294
Leader: Nick Umemoto  
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.

This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark and Nick if any questions.

TUE JUL 26 5/B/32 GPC Tuesday 'Brisk' (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Christopher Lee     (510) 773-0551
Leader: Ted Ognibene  
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza

GPC Tuesday 'Brisk' group. Focused high intensity ride with attention to safety and pack riding skills. Route starts top of Spruce / Grizzly Peak heading South along ridge to top of Tunnel Rd (6:00ish arrival), then heads out for classic counter clock-wise Pinehurst Loop (out Skyline / Redwood / Pinehurst returning to Skyline.) Note, official ride ends for leaders at Grizzly Peak Blvd / Claremont Ave, but traditionally has returned to start of ride at fountain. Ride re-groups for short wait at several stops on the route. Please no E-Bikes. Rain or AQI cancels. Email Chris for questions.

WED JUL 27 3/T/0 Wed Ride - Deb's Diversions - Stafford Lake to Petaluma  
Leader: Debbie Miskell     (415) 488-7300    text
Meet at 10:00 am
Start Location: Stafford Lake
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.

We will meet at 10:00 a.m at Stafford Lake in Novato for a ride in West Marin and Sonoma - over Wilson Hill and through the Chileno Valley to Petaluma for lunch at Walnut Park. Return is via D St over Red Hill. Terrain is rolling hills with longer climbs of Wilson Hill and Red Hill in the beginning and end of the ride. Bring lunch/snacks to eat in the park. Lunch is 2/3 into the ride. There are options to buy lunch in Petaluma.

Also there is a $5 fee to park at Stafford lake.

Here is the route

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37221154

Questions call or email leader.

THU JUL 28 3/TM/68 Duros West - Nicasio to Valley Ford 
Leader: Mark Nienberg     (510) 812-9312    text
Meet at 9:30 am
Start Location: Nicasio
Pre-registration

We'll ride from Nicasio to Valley Ford for lunch via Chileno Valley and Middle Road. Return to Tomales via Franklin School to Middle Road, avoiding the steep climb on Franklin. We may or may not go into Pt Reyes Station on the way back, depending on rider interest. Route on RideWithGPS

There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Faster riders should feel free to push on after lunch. Just tell the leader first. We will start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time, you may have to chase.

THU JUL 28 5/0/17 Thirsty Thursday Mixty (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Mike Wood     (708) 539-9663    text
Leader: Drew U     (510) 290-0615    text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration

Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.

Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails

CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB

THU JUL 28 4!/TM/23-26 Thursday Evening Ride (repeats weekly) 
Leader: Anne Schonfield     (510) 851-4749    text
Leader: Joel Ager     (510) 418-6462
Leader: David Brown     (510) 508-4215    text
Leader: David Gould     (206) 471-3272    text
Meet at 5:50 pm for a 6:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration

Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening ride. A fun, friendly ride with regroups for strong TM riders. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Please bring lights for the return trip.

Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471

THU JUL 28 4!/T/22 Thursday Chill "T" Ride 
Leader: Rick Patterson     (510) 978-1786    text
Leader: Vanessa Ogle     (617) 717-8396
Meet at 5:50 pm for a 6:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration

Come out and enjoy the long summer days! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended.

The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.

RWGPS route here.

SAT JUL 30 2/TM/62 Duncan Mills Rendezvous 
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili     (661) 343-5737    text
Leader: Jessica Jensen     (510) 508-6389    text
Meet at 9:30 am for a 9:40 am start
Start Location: Two Rock Valley Presbyterian Church
Pre-registration

[RWGPS route] We're joining forces with Marin Cyclists. They have a 200K planned; we will do about half of it, starting at Two Rock, riding to Valley Ford, and then doing a counterclockwise loop out to Duncan Mills back to Valley Ford before retracing our route back to Two Rock. Pastries and water at Wild Flour Bakery in Freestone (Mile 14), and water, snacks, and restrooms at Diekmann's Bay Store in Bodega Bay (Mile 43).